🚨🎙️Thierry Henry on why Celtic’s goal should have been ruled out as offside and Hearts have a case for a 3-0 forfeit, applies the laws of the game to it:
“Football laws are supposed to be based on consistency, not emotion. And when you actually break this game down properly, there are two enormous controversies that, in my opinion, completely changed the outcome of the title race and the SPFL just let it happen.
First, that Maeda ‘goal’ that made it 2-1? It should never have stood. Law 11 is crystal clear: Offside is judged at the moment the ball is played by a teammate. The scorer was offside when the initial pass went in, lurking in an illegal position for a good 3 seconds, gaining a massive positional advantage. Then he benefits from it and pokes it home. That’s gaining an advantage from an offside position, textbook offence. VAR drew their lines on the ‘second pass’ and said ‘onside,’ but that’s gaslighting. The player carried the illegal head-start straight into the goal. They hand Celtic the title momentum. Disgraceful.
Then comes the real scandal. Osmand bangs in the third with 30+ seconds left, game has to restart. Kick-off, more time to be played. Instead? Thousands of Celtic fans storm the pitch. Hearts players assaulted, shoved, punched, chased. Lawrence Shankland and others physically attacked. Chaos. No proper restart. Game abandoned due to home fans’ violence.
Law 5,The Referee: Full authority to abandon for outside interference. When one side’s supporters prevent the match from finishing and assault the opposition? Forfeit. Precedents exist, teams have been handed 3-0 losses for far less pitch invasions. SPFL/SFA competition rules allow awarding the match to the innocent team. Hearts players had to be escorted out for safety. The game was never completed fairly.
look at Slavia Prague recently getting a forfeit 3-0 loss for a similar pitch invasion in their derby. Fans storm, game can’t finish? Opponents get the win. Simple.
That’s why this game will always leave a stain on the title race for a lot of people. A controversial offside interpretation followed by a match that technically never reached its proper sporting conclusion because of crowd interference. And somehow Celtic come away with the league-winning result untouched.
Football rules are either applied equally or they mean nothing.”
@scottllewellyn7 @nathandg12@TDoedee31 Jesus Christ. Imagine being that guy. Feel for you Scott, it must be hard. Hopefully the attention you get from this shit on social media gives you some hope. Hang in there mate, maybe one day someone will give a shit about you actually existing - probably not though.
How the actual fuck is that not holding the ball? Umpiring mistakes costing GWS a goal. We know generally umpires are idiots (would a normal person chose to be one?) but it’s just ridiculous now @afl
@7AFL@7NewsMelbourne Accountability??? So what are the repercussions then? Accountability means action…What action is being taken? @AFL this isn’t accountability.
@ghana3032 Oh please. Yes the system…and the afl is a joke. But the umpire made a mistake that cost a team the game/season in not even calling for a review. There has to be some accountability.
@RalphyHeraldSun Crows had heaps of opportunities and missed a few they should have kicked...but this was a goal and the fact it's cost them the game and season is unbelievable. Imagine if this was Collingwood or Carlton. @AFL is an embarrassment.
Pies are a great team no doubt. But the state of umpiring in this game is disgustingly poor at best, fucking cheating at worst. Get absolutely fucked @AFL